ILOILO City – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on all 4,051 barangays in Western Visayas to establish vegetable gardens as part of the “Halina’t Magtanim ng Prutas At Gulay” (HAPAG) program, aiming to bolster food security and address hunger-related issues in the region.
ILOILO City – The city government through its City Traffic and Transportation Management Office (CTTMO) has started its intensified implementation of the clamping ordinance to crackdown illegal parking of vehicles.
ILOILO – The House of Representatives passed the medical marijuana bill, officially known as House Bill No. 10439 or the proposed Access to Medical Cannabis Act, on its third and final reading. The bill garnered support, with 177 lawmakers voting in favor including those from Iloilo, against nine opposing votes and nine abstentions.
ILOILO — Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. emphasized the importance of collaboration and vigilance among the 43 local government units (LGUs) in this province during the first Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Summit held in Pototan on Wednesday, July 31.
Over the weekend, on July 27, the 10th edition of Sabores de Visayas was held with the usual mix of nationally or internationally renowned Filipino chefs and local chefs, some of them just emerging, in the Western Visayas region. This year’s lineup of guest chefs was stellar—Kalel Chan of the Raintree Restaurant Group, Mikel Zaguirre of Locavore (and many other F&B establishments, including the Bizarre Bar), the very first Filipino Asia’s Best Female Chef (2016) Margarita Forés, Macroasia executive chef at Asian Development Bank Panky Lopez, Patrick Go of Your Local, restaurateur, TV chef, and Manila Bulletin Lifestyle columnist Sandy Daza, and Myke “Tatung” Sarthou of Lore. They worked closely with Iloilo’s chefs, established and emerging, led by Jose Wilson Esperancilla and Maridel Uygongco of Maridel’s, a goto pastry shop in Iloilo City known to have pioneered the guava cake.
The province of Iloilo hosted its inaugural Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Summit on July 31 at the Pototan Astrodome, highlighting advanced disaster management technologies and showcasing Iloilo’s commitment to enhancing disaster preparedness and response capabilities.
ILOILO City – The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the franchise expansion of MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) in Iloilo, saying that electric cooperatives do not have a constitutional right to an exclusive franchise within their coverage areas.
